MICHIGAN HISTORY
This group of people began inhabiting what would become the State of Michigan 11,000 years ago.
Who are Native Americans?
This is the coldest of the Great Lakes.
What is Lake Superior?
This Michigan city name is translated from French to mean "narrow straights"
What is Detroit?
This city is known for its huge arts fair that takes place in the summer
What is Ann Arbor?
You may not ____ in front of women and children.
What is swear?
Name 4 of the 9 tribes that make up the Native American population in Michigan?
Potawatomi, Sauk, Mascouten, Fox, Kickapoo, Ojibwe, Miami, Huron and Ottawa
This Lake is named after a shortened form of the Iriqious word Erielhonan, meaning Long Tail.
What is Lake Erie.
This large peninsula, made up of mostly shale, sticks out into Lake Huron.
What is "the thumb"
In port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances is _____ .
What is 20 mph?
In 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac built this trading post. It was built at a narrow spot where lake St. Clair meets lake Erie.
What is Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit?
This lake is the largest inland lake in the state of Michigan.
What is Houghton Lake?
This phrase is the meaning of an Algonquian word for "Michigan."
What is "big lake"
In Michigan, a women isn't allowed to cut her hair without her _____'s permission.
What is husband?
This lake's name means "Lake of Shining Waters." It is the only great lake with no attachment to Michigan.
What is Lake Ontario?
This name represents three area tribes: The Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi.
What is the "Three Fires."
Married couples may live together or be ________ .
What is imprisoned?
This Lake was named by French Explorers after the Wyandot people, who inhabited the surrounding area.
What is Lake Huron?
This famous lighthouse is located on Lake Michigan in the town of Grand Haven, and shares a name with an Ivy League mascot.
What is "Big Red"
In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to lift her skirt more than ___ inches while walking through a mud puddle.
What is 6?